Blessed Alericus
Blessed Alericus (died c. 1050 AD in Trier, Rhineland, Germany) was a Benedictine monk associated with the ancient archdiocese of Trier in the Rhineland. He is venerated locally in the tradition of the early Ottonian-era monastic reform in the Rhineland. His feast day is October 8.
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| Blessed Alericus | |
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| Feast Day | October 08 |
| Profession | Benedictine monk; contemplative; member of the Ottonian-era monastic tradition at Trier |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Benedictine Order; 10th–11th century Rhineland monasticism; Archdiocese of Trier |
| Patronage | Trier; Rhineland; Benedictine monks |
| Attributes | Benedictine black habit; the Cathedral of Trier or the Porta Nigra; cross; Rhineland landscape |
| Birthplace | Rhineland, Germany (Holy Roman Empire) |
| Death Place | Trier, Rhineland, Germany |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died c. 1050 AD in Trier; he was a Benedictine monk associated with the great monastic and ecclesiastical tradition of Trier; Trier is one of the oldest cities in Germany and has been an episcopal see since the 3rd century; the archbishops of Trier were among the most powerful ecclesiastical princes in the Holy Roman Empire; the monastic communities associated with Trier produced numerous local blesseds in the Ottonian era; Alericus is one of these local figures |
| Primary Shrine | Trier, Rhineland, Germany — local veneration; October 8 feast |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; October 8 feast locally in Trier and Rhineland |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Alericus was a Benedictine monk associated with the ancient archiepiscopal city of Trier in the Rhineland of Germany. He lived in the era of the Ottonian monastic renaissance (10th–11th century), when the Benedictine communities of the Rhineland were experiencing renewal and reform.
He died c. 1050 at Trier and is venerated locally in the tradition of the great archdiocese of Trier. His feast is October 8.
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Birth location: Rhineland, Germany (Holy Roman Empire)
Death location: Trier, Rhineland, Germany
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Blessed Alericus was an 11th-century Benedictine monk of Trier in the Rhineland, venerated locally in the ancient hagiographic tradition of one of the oldest Catholic archdioceses in Germany. Feast October 8.
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